Fatal Crash Trial Highlights Dangers of Texting While Driving
Law enforcement officials are weighing in on the dangers of texting while driving, as a trial continues in a crash allegedly involving the act that claimed the life of an Alaskan woman. Court documents...
View ArticleNew Visitor Hours Announced for Independence Mine
State officials have announced new summer hours for the visitor center at the Independence Mine State Historical Park. The visitor center will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays....
View ArticleState Ferry LeConte Returns to Service after Fix
Repairs to the state ferry LeConte have been completed, and passenger service is scheduled to resume Thursday. Department of transportation spokesman Jeremy Woodrow says the vessel went out of service...
View ArticleMurkowski Pleased with TSA Turnaround on Knives
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she's glad small knives will not be allowed on commercial passenger airlines. The administrator of the Transportation Security Administration announced Wednesday that the...
View ArticleLight Earthquake Shakes Fairbanks, No Damage Reported
A light earthquake shakes Alaska's second largest city, but there's been no reports of damage in Fairbanks. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says in a release that the earthquake happened just...
View ArticleSecond Lawsuit Filed to Block Bridge to Alaska Reserve
A second lawsuit is challenging an Army Corps of Engineers permit granting ConocoPhillips access to leases within the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska. The Center for Biological Diversity sued...
View ArticlePollen Peaks in Fairbanks
Puddles of yellow water and sneezing by people with allergies are evidence of a high pollen count in Fairbanks. Allergy specialist Dr. Timothy Foote of the Tanana Valley Clinic tells the Fairbanks...
View ArticleMoose Salvage Program in Jeopardy
A dead moose salvage program faces closure after its funding request was denied by the Alaska Legislature. The Peninsula Clarion reports the Alaska Moose Federation is trying to solicit private...
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Jerry Active Faces Additional Assault, Sexual Assault Charges
New charges have been added to the case against Jerry Andrew Active in last month's Mountain View double murder and sexual assaults, with prosecutors saying Active sexually assaulted a third...
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Survivors of Alaska Crash are Pennsylvania Minister, Family
Five passengers who survived a fatal plane crash in Southeast Alaska are a Pennsylvania family who was on a cruise line expedition for Duke University alumni.   The Duke Alumni Association says the...
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Appeal Expected on Attorney Discipline in Stevens Case
The U.S. Justice Department is expected to appeal a judge's ruling that overturned the suspensions of two federal prosecutors over their handling of the Ted Stevens case.Attorney General Eric Holder...
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Fairbanks Man Pleads Guilty in Strangling Death
A Fairbanks man has pleaded guilty to killing his estranged girlfriend and hiding her body.The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports Nyrobbie Chandler pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder and...
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Judge Dismisses 1 Count in Juneau Child Death Case
A state court judge has dismissed a second-degree murder charge against a Juneau man accused of causing the death of his infant daughter in 2010.The Juneau Empire reports Judge Philip Pallenberg found...
View ArticleAttorney General Admits Mistakes Made in Active Sentencing Requirements
Alaska Attorney General Michael Geraghty admits mistakes were made in Jerry Andrew Active's 2007 sentencing requirements, which led to him receiving less jail time than required in a 2009 attempted...
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ASD Takes Steps to Stop Summer Vandalism
With school out for the summer, the Anchorage School District is moving to head off a possible rise in vandalism incidents over the next few months. While ASD officials say no major acts of vandalism...
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Brown Bear Struck on Glenn Highway Shot, Killed by APD
Anchorage police shot and killed a brown bear after it was struck on the Glenn Highway near Eagle River Thursday afternoon, briefly closing the highway's inbound lanes.APD spokesperson Dani Myren says...
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Palmer Teacher Plans to Run for Lieutenant Governor
A Palmer math teacher plans to run for lieutenant governor.Democrat Bob Williams filed a letter of intent this week with the Alaska Public Offices Commission. He says he plans to register with the...
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Criticism over UAA Athletic Director Cobb's Dismissal Intensifies
The outcry over the removal of former University of Alaska Anchorage Athletic Director Steve Cobb shows no signs of dying down. Dozens of individuals and corporate supporters of UAA bought a half-page...
View ArticleEmergency Update for Displaced Galena Residents
Hundreds of Galena residents were forced out of the Yukon River Community when their houses were overcome with water and knocked off their foundations by giant blocks of ice. "The Yukon River isn't...
View ArticleSearch Resumes for Missing Valerie Sifsof
Family and friends of an Anchorage woman who went missing during a Kenai Peninsula camping trip last year have resumed their search for her. Victims for Justice says the renewed efforts to find Valerie...
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